lillelördag
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- lillördag (more common)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of lille (“little”) + lördag (“Saturday”). From the practice of giving servants a free day in the middle of the week, so they could work for their employers during the weekends.
Noun
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- (obsolete) A day in the middle of the week, usually Wednesday, during which the servants had time off.
- (informal) A day in the middle of the week, usually Wednesday (cf. hump day), during which one indulges in something a bit nicer that usually only happens during the weekend, such as a restaurant visit or festivities.
- 2024 March 27, Birgitta Thulin, Familjerna, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Eftersom det var onsdagskväll, lillelördag, så var dansbanan packad av ungdomar i sina bästa kläder. […] Dessutom var det bara lillelördag, ingen vanlig lördag när man kunde sova ut på söndagsmorgonen.
- Since it was Wednesday evening, [little Saturday], the dance floor was packed with young people in their best clothes. […] Plus, it was only [little Saturday], not a regular Saturday when one could sleep in on Sunday morning.
Usage notes
[edit]A (jocular) excuse for drinking on a Wednesday in contemporary usage.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lillelördag | lillelördags |
| definite | lillelördagen | lillelördagens | |
| plural | indefinite | lillelördagar | lillelördagars |
| definite | lillelördagarna | lillelördagarnas |
Synonyms
[edit]- onsdag (“Wednesday”)